51.   Three-fifths of male voters endorse a policy of welcoming new immigrants, while more than half of the female voters say the country cannot afford new immigration.

52.   Utsumi says he remains optimistic that the third generation will gain popularity in developed countries fast enough to bring equipment costs down to levels poorer countries can afford.

53.   While industrialized countries could easily afford the price, much of the developing world, which is the largest potential market for an AIDS vaccine, would have difficulty.

54.   While addressing an oil conference in Almaty earlier this week, Biddlestone warned that the country can ill afford to avoid offering better investment terms to western companies.

55.   With enormous domestic and international responsibilities to attend to, he said, the country cannot afford to let the scandal get in its way.

56.   With lower circulation, other countries can afford more elaborate security features.

57.   Pakistani officials insist their poverty-stricken country can ill afford a new flood of refugees.

58.   After Santo Domingo beat out Guadalajara, Mexico, as host, local lawmakers complained that the impoverished Caribbean country could not afford the cost of the event.

59.   Although financial turmoil and uncertainty is sweeping the world, no country can afford to insulate itself or ignore the less fortunate, the U.N. chief said.

60.   And our country can afford it.